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Soups & creams

Tom kha gai

Thai soup of coconut, chicken, galangal and kaffir lime, creamy and aromatic.

Gluten-free

35 minTime
4Servings
MediumDifficulty
ThailandCuisine

Ingredients

  • 300 g chicken breast, in strips
  • 400 g coconut milk
  • 500 g chicken broth
  • 150 g sliced mushrooms
  • 3 slices of galangal (or ginger)
  • 2 lemongrass stalks, crushed
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves
  • 30 g fish sauce
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 teaspoon palm sugar
  • Coriander and chilli to serve

Step-by-step

Choose your robot:
  1. Put the broth, the galangal, the lemongrass and the lime leaves in the mixing bowl.
  2. Set 8 min/100°C/speed 1 to infuse the aromatics.
  3. Add the coconut milk, the chicken and the mushrooms.
  4. Cook 10 min/90°C/reverse/spoon speed.
  5. Add the fish sauce, the sugar and the lime juice and mix 30 sec/spoon speed.
  6. Remove the large aromatics before serving.
  7. Serve with fresh coriander and chilli to taste.

Tips

  • Do not let the coconut milk boil hard so it does not split.
  • Balance the sour, salty and sweet with lime, fish sauce and sugar.

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